The 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards were presented live on Emmys.com/LA from the Television Academy this weekend.
A complete list of this year’s Los Angeles Area Emmy Award winners, as compiled by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, is attached.
Award-winning Spectrum News 1 journalist Giselle Fernández hosted this year’s awards ceremony for the Television Academy, which was produced by Bob Bain and Bob Bain Productions. The livestreaming ceremony honored locally produced programs in the categories of Live and Breaking News Coverage, Crime and Social Issues, Culture and History, the Arts, Human Interest, Sports, and the Environment.
Presenting the individual awards categories this year were a number of local-area personalities, reporters and newscasters including: Host Giselle Fernández (Spectrum News 1), Carrlyn Bathe (FOX Sports West), Mike Bresnahan (Spectrum SportsNet/LA), Enrique Chiabra (Telemundo/KVEA), Allie Clifton (Spectrum SportsNet/LA), Suzanna Guzmán (KCET/PBS SoCal), Pat Harvey (CBS2 and KCAL9), Elex Michaelson (FOX11/KTTV), Lu Parker (KTLA5), Yarel Ramos (Univision/KMEX), Naibe Reynoso (LA County Channel), Melvin Robert (Spectrum 1 News), Marla Tellez (FOX11/KTTV), Gabriela Teissier (Univision/KMEX) and Colleen Williams (NBC4).
LA CityView Media Group was the recipient of the 2021 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award, for its three decades plus covering news critical to Angelenos and Southern Californians, with special recognition of its service providing Public Health Department pandemic updates throughout 2020 to all local area news outlets.
The Los Angeles Area Emmys were made possible by Television Academy sponsors FIJI Water, Ketel One, Kia America, PEOPLE magazine, Sterling Vineyards and United Airlines.
Mitch Waldow is vice chair, Los Angeles Area, serving on the Academy’s Executive Committee. Paul Button and Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh are the Los Angeles Area governors.
And the winners are:
LIVE COVERAGE OF AN UNSCHEDULED NEWS EVENT
FURIA POR JUSTICIA, KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – NEWS
KOBE POR SIEMPRE, KVEA
LIVE SPECIAL EVENTS – PROGRAMMING
KOBE BRYANT PREGAME CEREMONY, Spectrum SportsNet
ENTERTAINMENT
THE EMMYS ROUNDTABLE: SHOWRUNNERS (LA TIMES ENVELOPE ROUNDTABLE), Spectrum News 1
Chris Argentieri, Executive Producer
James Novogrod, Executive Producer
Denise Callahan, Co-Executive Producer
John McCutchen, Co-Executive Producer
Julia Turner, Co-Executive Producer
Alison Brower, Co-Executive Producer
Elena Nelson Howe, Co-Executive Producer
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
Dakota Ornelas, Associate Producer
Cienna Davis, Associate Producer
LZ Granderson, On-Camera Talent
Jose Soriano, Director
Mark Potts, Editor
Cody Long, Editor
Amy King, Supervising Producer
Steven Banks, Supervising Producer
Ken Kwok, Supervising Producer
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
GOOD MEDICINE (FACEISM) (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor
FEATURE SEGMENT
EL ARTE DE LAS CATRINAS KVEA (ACCESO TOTAL LOS ANGELES), KVEA
Amaya Pinto Fernandez, Producer
Mario Marval, Editor
Alejandro Chipana, Camera
Armida Mier, Associate Producer, On-Camera Talent
Claudia Uballez, Associate Producer
ARTS
LIGHT AND SPACE (ARTBOUND), KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Sue Ding, Director, Producer
Travis LaBella, Director of Photography, Producer
Jacqueline Reyno, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer
Collin Davis, Editor
SPORTS NEWS STORY
LA VIDA EN PATINETA (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS ONCE), KMEX
Diana Alvarado, Anchor, Reporter
Juan Hernandez, Camera, Editor
Silvia Alvarez, Producer
SPORTS SERIES – NEWS
ATLETA DE LA SEMANA, KVEA
SPORTS TEASE
LAKERS RETURN WITHOUT KOBE, Spectrum SportsNet
Henry Glassner, Producer
Reshad Bahadori, Editor
SPORTS FEATURE
VIN SCULLY NARRATES “HOME” (FOX11 SPORTS WRAP), KTTV-TV
Peter Wilgoren, Executive Producer
Luc Alexander Nixon Jr, Editor
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES NEWS STORY
GABRIEL FERNANDEZ (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7
Miriam Hernandez, Reporter
Lisa Bartley, Producer
Marcos Pallares, Editor
CRIME/SOCIAL ISSUES
FIRE STATION 9 (SOCAL CONNECTED), KCET
Robert McDonnell, Supervising Producer
Karen Foshay, Executive Producer
Gina Pollack, Producer
Michael Ray, Director of Photography
Andy Viner, Editor
INFORMATION SEGMENT
MY KIDS CAN’T BREATHE: HOW SOUTH AFRICA’S COAL MINES POLLUTE THE AIR (EARTH FOCUS), KCET
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Nicky Milne, Executive Producer, Producer
Jon Christensen, Producer
Matthew Crotty, Executive Producer
Kim Spencer, Executive Producer
INVESTIGATIVE NEWS STORY
CRONY CONTRACTS (FOX 11 NEWS AT 10PM), KTTV-TV
Bill Melugin, Reporter
Luc Nixon, Editor
Sam Dubin, Camera
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (LIVE BROADCAST)
ACCESS SPORTSNET LAKERS, Spectrum SportsNet
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LAFC PREGAME SHOW, LAFC
SPORTS SERIES – PROGRAMMING (POST-PRODUCED)
BACKSTAGE: DODGERS, Spectrum SportsNet LA
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE
LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS, Spectrum SportsNet
SPORTS SPECIAL
LEAVE A LEGACY: THE 2019-2020 LAKERS SEASON, Spectrum SportsNet
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
THE RISK IS REAL: CIRO MURGUITIO, LA County Channel
Lennie LaGuire, Executive Producer
Carla Carlini, Executive Producer
Judith Green, Executive Producer
Naibe Reynoso, Producer
Miguel Torres, Camera
Alejandro Galvan, Editor
Joe McDonald, Producer
NEWS SERIES
FACEISM, ABC7
CULTURE/HISTORY
HOLLYWOOD’S ARCHITECT: THE PAUL R. WILLIAMS STORY, PBS SoCal
Michelle Merker, Executive Producer
Courtney B. Vance, On-Camera Talent
Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Director, Producer, Writer
Kathy McCampbell Vance, Director, Producer
George Artope, Editor
John Simmons, Camera
Niki Alilovic, Associate Producer
Shirlyn A. Cesar, Associate Producer
ART/CULTURAL/HISTORICAL NEWS STORY
LATINOS Y LA INDUSTRIA VINÍCOLA (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS SEIS), KMEX
Andres Fernando Pruna, Camera, Editor, Producer
Norma Roque, Reporter
L.A. LOCAL COLOR
THE NEW WEST COAST SOUND: AN L.A. JAZZ LEGACY (ARTBOUND), KCET
Sandrine Orabona, Director, Producer
Juan Devis, Executive Producer
Alejandro Cohen, Producer
Mark “Frosty” McNeill, Producer
Jacqueline Reyno, Producer
Anke Thommen, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Co-Producer
Matthew Crotty, Co-Producer
Mark Petersen, Director of Photography
Jonathan Ade, Editor
Amanda Marie Pinedo, Associate Producer
HUMAN INTEREST NEWS STORY
AMENAZA LATENTE (NOTICIAS UNIVISION 34 A LAS SEIS), KMEX
Claudia Botero, Producer, Reporter
Andres Bonilla, Camera, Editor
MUSIC COMPOSITION
TENDING NATURE: PRESERVING THE DESERT KCET WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN LAND CONSERVANCY, KCET
Marcus Bagala, Composer
Mark Baechle, Composer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% REMOTE)
I WAS THERE, KCET
Karen Foshay, Executive Producer, Producer
Michael Ray, Editor, Producer
Tori Edgar, Producer
INFORMATIONAL SERIES (MORE THAN 50% STUDIO)
PROPS IN A MINUTE: ELECTION 2020, KCET
Karen Foshay, Producer, Writer
Robert McDonnell, Producer
Angela Boisvert, Producer
Henry Cram, Producer
Leyna Nguyen, Host
BUSINESS/CONSUMER NEWS STORY
UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD (CBS2/KCAL9 NEWS AT 4PM AND 8PM), CBS2/KCAL9
Kristine Lazar, Producer, Reporter
Arie Thanasoulis, Camera, Editor
SHORT PROMO – NEWS/TOPICAL
PEACEFUL PROTEST, KVEA
Mario Del Olmo, Producer, Writer
Timothy Paine, Editor
SHORT PROMO – SPORTS
LAKERS FANS & RESILIENCE, Spectrum SportsNet
Enrique Adánez, Camera, Director, Editor
Pablo Bujosa Rodríguez, Producer
EDUCATION/INFORMATION
YOUNG WOMEN RISING (GLOBAL MOSAIC), KCET
Kim Spencer, Executive Producer, Producer
Patsy Northcutt, Producer, Director
Liz Canning, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMMING
CALIFORNIA COAST: WITHIN SIGHT, SCENT AND SOUND OF THE OCEAN, KCET
Thomas Rigler, Director, Executive Producer
Deborah Zeitman, Editor
ENVIRONMENT NEWS STORY
OCEANA TRASH (YOUR MORNING NEWS), Spectrum News 1
Sarah Pilla, Reporter
HEALTH/SCIENCE NEWS STORY
HIROSHIMA: WHEN SCIENCE AND ANGER COLLIDE ABC7 (EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5PM), ABC7
David Ono, Producer, Reporter, Writer
Jeff MacIntyre, Camera, Co-Producer, Editor
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY MORNING NEWSCAST: 4:00AM-11:00AM
KTLA5 NEWS AT 7AM, KTLA5
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY DAYTIME NEWSCAST: 11:00AM-7:00PM
NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO 52 A LAS 6PM, KVEA
REGULARLY SCHEDULED DAILY EVENING NEWSCAST: 7:00PM-12:00AM
KTLA5 NEWS AT 10PM, KTLA5
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